第27回 ERATO共生進化機構 国際セミナー

講師：Dr. Tom Bourguignon (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan)
演題：Evolution of termites and cockroaches with their bacterial symbionts
日時：2023年11月8日（水）16:00 (JST)～, Online Zoom Meeting
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Abstract： Cockroaches and their social forms, termites, are detritivorous insects that make up an essential part of the brown food web. Their ability to recycle dead organic matter is largely the result of their association with the bacterial symbionts they host in their gut or specialized fat body cells. In this talk, I will describe the nature of the symbiotic association between cockroach and termite hosts and their bacterial symbionts. I will describe what we know about the metabolic capabilities of these bacteria and how they help their hosts to thrive on imbalanced and recalcitrant diets. I will also describe how cockroaches and termites have coevolved with their bacteria and, finally, will provide evidence that termites have cospeciated with their gut bacteria since they came to be ~150 million years ago.

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連絡先：深津武馬（生物プロセス研究部門首席研究員, t-fukatsu@aist.go.jp)
ERATO深津共生進化機構プロジェクト
　　　参照記事：https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/fukatsu/news/2023/231108.html